A fairly productive Saturday – after managing my fastest parkrun in 2019 this morning, I spent the afternoon getting on with some writing. This evening, Geth put The Karate Kid on as part of the ongoing ’80s-films-I-haven’t-seen marathon!
Unusually for a Sunday, I’ll be out running again tomorrow morning, as I won’t have time during the week for my long run.
Katy Perry – Never Really Over Ronan Keating – When You Say Nothing At All Trevor Something – All Night Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – Señorita Sebastian Gampl and Tommy Reeve – Under Control
Our gardens are finally looking civilised after the in-laws finished with them today!
The back garden surround has all been membraned over and covered with pebbles, meaning the weeds will stay away for the most part! Neither Geth nor I have time to do much gardening, so we wanted something that required minimal care. Geth’s stepmum Helen chose plants that won’t grow too quickly or too big, but will still fill the space nicely.
In the front garden, meanwhile, our feature roundel is looking much better than it did! We originally had two overgrown pine trees in this space, which had become entwined with the two blossom trees that stand outside the roundel. Earlier this year, we had them cut down to give the blossom trees some breathing space, but the stumps had become a bit overgrown with weeds over the last couple of months with the warmer weather. As such, Keith and Helen have membraned this area as well and used some old pebbles and rocks from the garden, as well as some small plants, to create a pretty rockery. I think it looks great!
Otherwise it’s just been a fairly straightforward day at work – I finished a big project for a client that I’d been working on for ages this morning, and have spent the afternoon doing a bit of writing as I’ll be too busy to get much done over the next couple of days.
Looking forward to an evening chilling out with some of the ’80s movies that arrived through the door today!
OOTD: summery outfit in the new garden! Shirt M&S (it’s one of Geth’s from sometime earlier this decade), dress Paradise (2013), shoes BHS (2016).
Today’s earworm playlist:
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – Shallow Shania Twain – Man! I Feel Like A Woman Stormzy – Vossi Bop Sia – Chandelier Will Smith – Friend Like Me Gunship – The Mountain Gomez – Whippin’ Piccadilly Tina Turner – Proud Mary Thought Beings – Hazy Demi Lovato – Confident
Geth and I did the highly ‘suburban couple’ thing of driving to B&Q to get gardening supplies this morning. While we were there, Geth started eyeing up the giant ostentatious barbecue sets they have by the front doors. I am not ready for this level of being an adult.
I have spent the rest of the day attempting to counter this feeling by listening to synthwave playlists and reading about films online. You can’t make me grow up!
OOTD: the garden is gradually getting more membraned and pebbled. Hoodie Internacionale (2000), Duran Duran classic lineup t-shirt eBay/Fruit of the Loom (2018), skirt Calvin Klein Jeans (2004), tights Primark (2017), trainers Reebok (2018).
Today’s earworm playlist:
Duran Duran – I Believe/All I Need To Know The Midnight and Nikki Flores – Jason Thought Beings – Hazy Duran Duran – White Lines Gunship – Dark All Day
